Institutions, governments and cities play a crucial role in creating and enabling conditions for a circular economy to emerge and thrive. They set direction and they are drivers of innovation and investment.
The circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature. provides a framework for governments and cities to realise many of their economic, environmental, and societal ambitions. Many different policy levers can be applied to accelerate the transition - from product policies that incentivise design for circularity, to laws aimed at restoring ecosystems and bringing biodiversity back into urban environments.
The EU Circular Economy Act: white paper
The Circular Economy Act is a critical opportunity to strengthen competitiveness, industrial decarbonisation, and economic resilience. The Foundation’s new white paper proposes three strategic policy levers to anchor the Act as a core industrial strategy.
The Universal Policy Goals - Policy Brief Series
As governments and industries around the globe move towards a circular economy, it’s key to align ambitions and create a common direction of travel.
In 2021, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation set out five universal circular economy policy goals that provide a framework for national governments, cities and businesses to accelerate the transition. The goals provide a blueprint for co-operation - to make them effective, we need to work together across the private and public sectors.
The Foundation’s new policy brief series provides a shortlist of actionable policy instruments that can unlock circular economy outcomes.
